I would strongly discourage the use of paracord for a touniquet. The narrow profile can cause severe soft tissue damage and there are so many other readily available wider items that would work better. No disrespect intended just my view.

I received one of your paracord bracelets but NO INSTRUCTIONS on how to “unravel” it. Can’t figure out how to get to the cords itself. Could you post on one of your daily posts please> Thanks, and thanks for all your great tips.

The use of paracord as a tourniquet is something to be very careful doing. This is especially true on legs. Having done research with the Army Medical Department, we discovered in our testing of commercial products that there is a specific ratio of size of the tourniquet to the size of the limb (I can’t quote it) – however, for legs, the size of the tourniquet in terms of width, had to be something on the order of 2 inches (again, I’m not precisely sure of exact size) – BUT, the very thin nature of paracord will NOT stem the flow of blood from a major vessel bleed on a leg. It might do well on lower arm – but, the proper placement of the tourniquet is NOT below the elbow – it’s above the elbow.

The main point here is that if one “believes” they are using paracord in a life-saving situation in the proper manner, they can fail to stem the flow of blood – and the patient will die. Soft tissue damage is NOT the primary concern – the fact that you are using a tourniquet in the first place means there has been something really bad happen. Wider items ARE preferable to accomplish the purpose of a tourniquet – stopping the flow of blood.

Given enough paracord you can macrame’ just about anything you might need like a firewood tote, bag for foraging, extra or wrap. Your choices are nearly limitless. If you do not know how to macrame’, learn! Unlike weaving, you do not need a loom.

1 Use as an insulator on the ends of a field built radio antenna.
2 Tie a knot on one end of a short lenght of pc to make a makeshift snake bore cleaner for Pistol, Rifle or tie a small rag
into the knot for use in cleaning a Shotgun.
3 Use to make Snowshoes.
4 Brade three strands together, weave through you car/truck driving wheels to make an emergancy snow tire device.